Requiem

Southern Water's ghost from the past

Believe what Israel says - and stop it: Israel has done to Gaza what it said it would do. Now it is doing to the West Bank what it has done to Gaza. And it is threatening a similar fate for its neighbours.

Thames Water and its dividends: Where has the money gone?

The end of an era: The UK goes to the polls tomorrow. Labour is expected to win a landslide victory. But storm clouds are already gathering.

The myths that refuse to die: Pervasive beliefs about the labour force are still driving government policy even though they are easily debunked.

Why the Tories' "put people to work" growth strategy has failed: Even with high immigration, the workforce can't grow enough to compensate for catastrophic failure of innovation and capital investment.

Demons deserve our sympathy: They aren't the irrationally evil beings you think they are

Trade lunacy is back: The Trump campaign proposes to use import tariffs as weapons in a trade war. But this strategy backfired badly in 2018. Why would it work in 2025?

In memory of Mum: I'm doing a 26-mile walking marathon in the Lake District to raise money for Alzheimer's Research.

The West must no longer tolerate Israel's human rights breaches: It's time for sanctions.

Is Gaza starving?: A new report says the entire population of Gaza is experiencing "acute food insecurity" at emergency to catastrophic levels. But what does this mean?

The tragedy of Gaza: Even before the present war, Gaza's economy was in terminal decline. Why was this, and who was responsible?

The zombie company behind Nigel Farage's newsletter: When a small company that has been loss-making for years writes down a deferred tax asset to zero, the end is usually nigh. But not always...

Tunnel economy: How a network of tunnels built for smuggling revitalised Gaza's economy and enabled it to withstand a siege.

The dreadful state of European bank lending : Eurozone is staring recession in the face. The ECB has over-tightened. It should cut interest rates now.

Looking back at 2023 - a personal view: 2023 started with a financial crisis and ended with the world descending into madness. Pray for the return of sanity - before it is too late.

Evil wears an ordinary face: Traditional views of evil emphasise "otherness", but evil is an all too human phenomenon

The past, present and future of UK trade : The UK is losing ground internationally - but there is hope.

Hostage economics: Why does Israel release so many more captives than Hamas?

The sorry state of UK investment: A major economic thinktank has called for a large increase in public investment to revitalise the British economy.

The road to Armageddon: Israel's brutal military action in Gaza will end in disaster not only for Palestinians, but for Israel and possibly even for the world.

CBDCs: Going in the wrong direction: Too much focus on the technology distracts attention from the considerable financial, economic, social and political risks.

Nothing to look at here: The FCA's report into bank account closures unsurprisingly finds banks haven't done anything wrong.

Legal legerdemain: The pressure group Sex Matters reinvents the Equality Act to deny trans and non-binary children rights the legislation is supposed to protect.